Russian Popular Culture - Entertainment and Society Since 1900

Zusammenfassung This book presents a side of Soviet life that is largely unknown to the West – the world of popular culture. By surveying detective and science fiction, popular songs, jokes, box office movie hits, the stage, and television and radio, Professor Richard Stites introduces people and products that are household names to the Soviet people Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. In old Russia 1900-1917; 2. Revolutionary reassortment 1917-1927; 3. Stalin by starlight 1928-1941; 4. Holy War and Cold War 1941-1953; 5. Springtime for Khrushchev 1953-1964; 6. The Brezhnev culture wars 1964-1984; 7. Perestroika and the people's taste 1985; Greetings and farewell; Glossary; Bibliography; Discography; Filmography; Videography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Stites, Richard (Georgetown University Stites
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.1992
• EAN: 9780521369862
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36986-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Cambridge Soviet Paperbacks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries